Time to roll up your sleeve for your flu shot! Getting the flu shot each year is a must for everyone, but this seasonal vaccine is especially important for moms-to-be, says both the American College ...

BABY. BABIES YOUNGER THAN SIX MONTHS OLD ARE NOT ABLE TO GET THE FLU SHOT, AND DOCTORS SAY MOMS WHO ARE VACCINATED CAN PASS SOME OF THAT PROTECTION ONTO THEIR BABY. ONCE THE BABY IS BORN. PEDIATRICIAN ...

There's being sick, then there's being sick while you're pregnant. Physically symptoms can be awful, but the concern than your health is affecting your baby's health might be the greater toll. So ...

Infants are not eligible to be vaccinated for the flu until they are 6 months old. In this large cohort study, flu vaccination during pregnancy was associated with a 44% reduction in influenza ...

Pregnant and considering whether or not to get a flu vaccine? Three new studies—as well as a growing body of research related to the effects of flu on the developing fetus—suggest that vaccination is ...

Pregnant women and young babies are among those most at risk for complications, hospitalization, and death from the flu. While doctors have long recommended flu shots for protection, experts weren't ...

Dr Rasmussen, acting director of CDC's Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, recently spoke with Doug Jordan, MS, CDC Health Communications specialist, about what clinicians can do now to ...

Babies whose moms get flu vaccinations while pregnant have a significantly reduced risk of acquiring influenza during their first six months of life, a new study shows, leading the authors to declare ...

When working out the best time to get your vaccine, you may be balancing a theoretical benefit by waiting against the chance of actually getting the flu before you get vaccinated.

You are lying on the couch with a 102-degree fever, 26 weeks pregnant, watching your two-year-old methodically dump Cheerios onto the carpet. The house smells like cough drops. Dinner is not happening ...